Weather Causing Sporadic Quality Issues in Salinas Valley

June 01, 2017

Erratic weather from late April to mid-May has caused sporadic quality issues in lettuce crops from California’s Salinas Valley. Some areas have been experiencing elevated insect pressure. Markon Inspectors have also observed heat and wind-related defects such as fringe burn, internal burn, and dense texture.

Harvesting and processing crews are working to minimize defects in commodity and value-added items, but will not be able to eliminate them completely. Markon Inspectors are working to select the best available quality for Markon orders.

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3/4/18: With the current weather pattern at this time you can expect to see quick occurring market conditions on all products. Projected days of production will be interrupted causing supply projections to drop. Most important is costs of items manufactured in China will rise and it is in customers best interest to buy now before increases.
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